Handy Farm Devices And How To Make Them

By Way of Introduction SUCCESS comes to the man who so works that his efforts will bring the most and the best results -- not to the man who simply works hard. It is the know-how, things-to-do-with and economy that count. Labor-saving machinery has revolutionized many a trade and industry. It has made farming an industry and a science of possibilities undreamed of and unattainable a hundred years ago. But it is not enough for the modern farm to be equipped with the best tools and machinery that shops and factories turn out, to know how to use them and keep them in repair. There are many handy devices, not made in any factory and not sold in any store, that every intelligent man can make himself, which save money and labor and time.

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Make A Portable HammockThis is a very easy and inexpensive way to make a portable hammock. Build an ultra-light solution for camping in the woods. Cut tarp or blanket to desired size. Allow for sag in the middle and room above your head as well as below your feet.Bunch and gather one end of the material, then tie a lark's head or clove hitch with your rope. You can then wrap this rope around a tree several times and then send it to the opposite tree/anchor point, repeating the wrap and tying process to the other end of your tarp/blanket.

100 Ways to Cook an EggAccording to legend (a.k.a. wikipedia), the folds in a chef’s hat used to represent the number of ways s/he knew how to cook an egg, with the vaunted 100-fold hat reserved for the heads of only the most knowledgeable culinary experts. But are there really 100 ways to prepare eggs? ES set out on an exploration across the food blogosphere to find out, and our answer is a decidedly delicious “yes.” We’re reporting back and presenting our 100 favorite ways to cook an egg. If you’ve ever looked in the fridge and said, “I’ve got tons of eggs, but no idea what to cook with them,” well, you have no excuse to ever do that again.

How To Sharpen Tools: The Family HandymanSharpening your tools Years ago, I drove by a storefront with a hand-painted plywood sign. It read “Tool Sharpening.” Curious, I gathered a boxful of dull old handsaws and circular saw blades in my garage and carried them up to the store with the hope of getting them sharpened.greenhouseOwenlea Farm Nov 14, 2002 Hi Folks, Here is a low cost greenhouse type structure that I built at Owenlea Farm. It is 22 feet wide and 48 feet long.